College algebra

Easy to understand explanations on solving two step algebra equations.

Rules of Exponents The rules of exponents, also known as the “exponent rules”, are some of the rules on the subject of algebra that we need to be familiar with. Mastering these basic exponent rules along with basic rules of logarithms (also known as “log rules”) will make your study of algebra very productive and ... Read more

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Transformations of Functions

Use this Algebra Cheat Sheet When Completing Your Homework!

A list of algebraic formulas to help you process your math problems better

1 Identify the coordinates of the center and the length of the radius in the circle below. Find the coordinates of the center first 8. 17 1 equation of a circle

"Cheat sheets" always helped me in school. Being a visual learner, they were a quick and easy way to memorize a lot of information in a short amount of time. Here are a list of my favorite

My school doesn’t cover interval notation in its curriculum. We focus primarily on inequality notation, although I tend to use the more specific set-builder notation. Each representation ha…

A while back I shared a reference sheet for students learning how to divide polynomials using synthetic division. We focus on this method in our Algebra 2 class, but because polynomial long division is in the standards, I thought to also make a reference sheet to help students with this method. In the example on the cheat sheet, students are guided through the steps needed to find the imaginary zeros of a given polynomial function. Students start at the "start" arrow with step 1. "What's…